CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4] — Page 320

2.

are kinaron and acknowledged I becline by all

all acquainted with thene, viz to the soilence of wilde or senet sovieties which would pre-

Or

Chinese

vent the enlistment of any exccept certain classes, or manturs of the Guild_2 _ the wount of physi cal courage in many of the races usually china with which we Come in contact _ I wish to print to our experience in the can guest

a

of

or rather acquisition of India as proof of the method in which

lised

-hath these defects may be neutra- by in alterous enlistment from various classes of the mare naturally

courageous and hardy

amon gest the Chicere - The class of shop heepers and Cashes who farme the bulk of the population of Steng Krug

art

not good specimens

au

carefully

of what his required; but it remains to be prosed what effect proper. training would have selected recruits of a puitable class praculable from vocrious

which

arc

parts of the mainland

f

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3 _ To be formed into regime onto on the

pattern

different races.

Indian regiments, the

Companies

Two regiments,

composing the

Infantry

of

a

500 each and"

third of Suppers Timers and

tramed to assist in the working

Mau

of heavy guns

shungth 500-

The whole to be under the direction

of the Military Authorities -

4. I do not think

み

Forum

Militia suitable_ the Inclive

the force ought to be permanently

amh a died and increased as required

5. As an a

addition to the force abrendy -existing in the different arme of

the sefovice -

from

6. By tumparary instructare pour the regular forbes_ the fact of their taking part of the

for

Egnard, orderly.

new and other duties now performed

by

the regular troops would leave trained instructors available

Officers to some extent could be Grauired from India; either of "those who would proper camning here